Swiss parliament withholds funding, SBB scraps Malmö night train

According to SBB, economically viable operation is not possible without federal support (high costs for rolling stock, track access charges and staff); tickets sold since early November are refunded. Pro Bahn Schweiz points out that the CO2 Act funding for international night trains (up to CHF 30 million a year) comes from the aviation emissions trading scheme and is to be scrapped entirely from 2027 under the savings measures.

The Swiss parliament has definitively not released the requested funding for the new Basel–Copenhagen–Malmö night train; SBB is therefore abandoning the start of service planned for April 2026. According to SBB, night trains are unprofitable because of the costs of rolling stock, track access charges and staff, and viable operation is not possible without federal support; ticket sales had started in early November, and tickets already paid for are refunded. In November 2025 Pro Bahn Schweiz criticised plans to cut the CO2 Act funds for international rail and night-train services (up to CHF 30 million a year, fed by aviation emissions trading) and to scrap them entirely from 2027, and pointed to Malmö as a gateway to Scandinavia. The date is a placeholder: the day of the parliamentary decision is not given, and the day of SBB's announcement is used. (LOK Report, 10 Nov and 9 Dec 2025)